Typewriter carrying case



P 13, 1932- J. A. B. SMITH TYPEWRITER CARRYING CASE Filed Sept. 15, 1930 for library use, or to comport with the usual.

Patented Sept. 13; 1333 ulman rarisur OFFICE JESSE A 3- 515 1173, 91 SEAMZFQIQIM QQHHEGTKUTUQSIGKOR 'JJQ UNDEBIWOOD ELL OTT ISHER GQH ANX', E HEW'YQlB-I, N, Y A GORIQBATION OF errswmrm case Application, n e. September 1a.: 1930.; item no. 481,874.,

ing the typewriter covered, up while it restsout of use upon a library desk or table,

invention overcomes the difficulty that av closed portable typewriter is not of such (12- sign or attractiveness as to make it suitable furnishings of the home libraries,

To overcome this diilicult, it is a feature of this invention to provide means for inter-1 changeably mounting the typewriter either in a carrying case or in a case whichis spes cially fitted to stand upon a library desk or table. To this end, the baseboard of, the typewriter is made to fi into the transportation case or the library case, interchangeably, so that the machine may either be carried about or kept indefinitely upon the library table, forming an attractive feature of the library, The library case is made and finished to e scm'ble a set of volumes, forming an attractive device to stand upon a desk.

The machin st nd up n its ba k h n stored in the library case, and. the. baseboard closes the same, excluding dust and damp ness. The baseboard may be locked so as to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the machine;v

The openings in the two cases are similar, and are provided with similar catches and other fittings tosecure interchangeability.

Preferably the library case is provided with a detachable stationery rack or set, includinga tier of pockets mounted in the back of the library box, with means for preventih'g the stationery from dropping out of the pocket when the boxis inverted.

It will be understood that the carrying case can be of the usual inexpensive type, suitable to withstand harsh usage in transportation of'furniture' and-make a substantial and ornamentalcontribution to the appearance of the libraryin which it is used;

Other feature and advantages will hereina ter appear,

the accompanying drawing,

Figural is a perspective View, showing the baseboard with. the typewriting machine contained in thetraveling-case.

Figur 2; is a perspective view, showing in dotted lines the position of the baseboard when the machine is fastened within the cabinet.

Figure 3' is a sectional elevation, showing the machine packed aw yin the. cabine Figure 4 is a perspective view, showing the machine withdrawn from the cabinet, and also showing the stationery rack separated from the cabinet,

The typewriting machine is rigidly secured in the usual manner to a. baseboard 11,

upon which the machine stands when in use, as seen in'the lower part of Figure 4. For transportation purposes, the, baseboard may be fastened in the usual cover 12 having a handle 13,, The cover is provided with a key-lock 14, and the baseboard has a headed locking. stem 15 to co operate therewith,

The baseboard 11 may also be used whenever it. is desired for the purpose of; storing the machine in the desk-cabinet 16, without removing the machine from the board. At. Figure 3; the cabinet is seen standing upon a desk 17,and the board, carrying the machine, is confined at its lower edge by hooks 18 fas-v tened in the bottom 19 of the cabinet; while at its upper edge its locking stem 15 is confined in a lock 20 that is provided upon the top of the cabinet. The board 11 seals the interi'or of the cabinet against dust and dampness.

in the upper and lower corners of the cabinet may be provided reinforcements 21, which y no detachably held against wall 16 of the box by means of a bolt 28 catchingover the top edge of said walljj At its bottom the rack is sition and when removed leaving an opening constituting the only means of access to the interior of the casing, a rack for stationery with means to detachably hold the rack at its bottom against a closed side of the easing, the rack being less in height than the casing whereby when the typewriter baseboard carrying the machine is turned to horizontal position the rack may be lifted to release it from said holding means and moved throughsthe opening that is normally closed by the typewriter baseboard.

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confined betweenithe bottom stops 21 and the rear wall 16 of the cabinet. The partitions may be provided with clips 29, catching over the tops thereof and formed with bow-spring portions 30, clipping the paper back against the partitions or walls, to retain the sheets when the cabinet is turned upside down. i

The front wall 31 of the partition is pro vided with cushions or rests 32, against which sets the platen 33 of the typewriter, preventing accidental-movement thereof.

The side wall 34 of the rack may be provided with a bracket 35 to hold fountain pens 36; and the front wall 31 may have a clip 37 for an eraser 38. When it is desired to remove the tray, a thumb-screw 39 may be loosened, and the bolt 28 may be slipped up, whereupon the rack may be tilted upwardly and withdrawn from the cabinet.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be usedwithout others.

Having-thus describedmy invention, 1 claim:

1. A typewriter cabinet for portable typewriters permanently closed on its four sides and one end, a typewriter baseboard with the typewriter attached thereto serving to close the other end, attaching means releasable to allow the baseboard and typewriter to be folded down into typewriter operative position, bottom and top reinforcing strips serving as stops to hold the typewriter baseboard from inward movement, a rack for stationery with its bottom held in position in said cabinet by said bottom strips, said rack terminating at its upper portion below the top of the casing whereby when the typewriter and baseboard have been folded down to typing position the rack may be lifted clear of the stops at the bottom of the cabinet and removed therefrom and a latch above the rack for releasably holding its top portion against the closed side of the casing; I

2. A typewriter cabinet comprising a casing permanently closed on all its sides except one, a typewriter baseboard fitting the open side of the casing and detachably held in poi 

